[TriLUG] OT: Google datacenter in NC

[Reginald Reed]

I really think this is all about competition.  No matter what the
growth (and TWC does have a LOT of capacity in this area in general),
the thing that will cause the fastest bump in speeds is another
player, like FiOS.  In RR areas that also have FiOS, check out the
speeds that are offered!  Take a look at the following example:

http://tampabay.mybrighthouse.com/products_and_pricing/internet/compare_plans/default.aspx

The *only* reason they offer 15Mb/sec downstream is because of the
legacy GTE, now Verizon FiOS availability.

Unfortunately I think Verizon is too stupid to push FiOS here.  I live
in a brand new neighborhood on the edge of Morrisville/RTP.  We're one
of the few areas in Wake county that doesn't have Bellsouth, we have
Verizon.  Even though its a very nice, new neighborhood, nearly every
home has at least one person working RTP (tech/pharma), they are
sitting on GooGobs of fiber because of the proximity to RTP and we
STILL didn't get FiOS!  Incredibly lame because I think they were
pushing for a complete triple play (voice, internet and video).  They
couldn't provide all 3 services and decided to go voice/DSL instead
over copper.  I called to get new phone service and was quoted a price
so high, I was in shock.  It was more than DOUBLE what I paid
Bellsouth in NW Raleigh before we moved.  So guess what I did?  Triple
play with TWC!  One bill, 3 services.  TWC dropped multiple fibers
into the neighborhood, we have *lots* of capacity.

Its all about competition.

--OldSparcLuva

On 1/23/07, Ben Pitzer <bpitzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Keep in mind that they have a small, probably underutilized network up
> there, too.  RR is in a situation where its subscriber base has grown very
> quickly, requiring a great deal of infrastructure changes to keep up.
> Frankly, small outfits can easily outstrip larger ones, if only for the
> reason that they probably also don't have the concentration of heavy users
> that the Triangle does (work from home types, VPN requirements, bittorrent
> downloaders, web and mail servers on home networks, multi-system home
> networks, etc).  Thus, they have that kind of bandwidth to spread around.
> It's easy to keep their routers distributed evenly, especially if they can
> afford to purchase hardware faster than the subscriber base is growing.
> Down here in the Triangle, it ain't that easy.  Trust me, I've seen it from
> the inside.
>
> -Ben Pitzer
>
>
> On 1/22/07, OlsonE at aosa.army.mil <OlsonE at aosa.army.mil> wrote:
> >
> > Man are we getting screwed. RoadRunner charges as much for their
> > 8mb/.5mb as these guys do for their 10m/2m. From personal experience,
> > I've never come close to 8mb/.5mb (I average about 50% of this).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Jay Cuthrell
> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 7:17 PM
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Google datacenter in NC
> >
> >
> > On Jan 20, 2007, at 1:35 PM, Neil L. Little wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > Though Lenoir is "un-geeky" it is nice country up there.
> >
> > Actually, you can get CoMPAS Cable modem service down the road in
> > Morgantown.
> >
> > So, before the un-geeky pops up again, their SEVEN tier service goes up
> > to a 10M/2M package [1].
> >
> >         http://www.compascable.net/html/compasinternet.html
> >
> > By comparison, RoadRunner here in uber-geeky RTP tops out at 8M/0.5M
> > service. *yawn*
> >
> > -Jay
> >
> > [1] Disclosure: I work closely with a provider of their infrastructure
> >
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> > NeoNova Network Services
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